Stopping and pouring device for bottles inclosing gaseous beverages.



M. LANGLOIS. STOPPING AND POURING DEVICE FOR BOTTLES INGLOSING GASE 011sBEVERAGES.

APPLICATION FILED OUT- 12, 1910.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

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' MARC LANGLOIS, OF PONT-LEVEQUE, FRANCE.

STOPPING AND POURING DEVICE FOR BOTTLES INICLOSING GASEOUS BEVERAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Application filed October 12, 1910. Serial No. 588,638.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mano LANGLOIS, a citizen of the Republic of France,resident of the Domaine de la Cressonniere at PontlEvque, Galvados, inthe Republic of .France, manufacturer, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Stopping and Pouring Devices for BottlesInclosing Gaseous Beverages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a system of stopping and pouring designed forbottles which inclose gaseous beverages.

For the purpose of pouring without losin any part of the gaseousbeverages inclosed in bottles stopped with cork, it has already beenproposed to employ hollowrods having a pointed end and carryin at theiropposite end a cock or a valve. uch

pouring devices have drawbacks which have hitherto prevented their usefrom becoming general; in particular, it is difiicult to make their rodpenetrate through the cork which is in general very much compressedwithin the bottle neck; it often happens also that the orifices of therod are obstructed by pieces of cork.

According to this invention, the bottle is stopped by a stopper of hardmaterial such as porcelain, in which is provided a vertical hole for thepassage of a removable pouring tube, such ho'le being obstructed, untilthe insertion of the said tube, by an obstructing valve or washer soarranged as to be, opened by such tube itself. The obstructingwasher mayserve at the same time to secure an air-tight joint between the stopperof hard material and'the bottle. With such means, the insertion of thepouring tube requires no stress and can be readily done; there is norisk of the tube being obstructed by cork; it can be given a greaterdiameter than heretofore without inconvenience; moreover the device canbe quickly withdrawn from the bottle before the latter becomes empty,and put on another bottle without loss of time, which, in a caf or otherdrinking saloon, allows of greatly reducing the number of the pouringdevices used.

Three embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation, with same parts in section on their axialline, of a pouring device shown as being put in place on the bottle.Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the stopp ng device separately. Fig. 3 isa plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of another embodiment of theinvention. Fig. 5 1s a bottom plan view of the obturator; and Fig. 6 isa vertical section of a third embodiment of the invention.

The stopping device shown in Figs. 1 to 3 comprlses a porcelain stopper1, provided with a central hole 2 for the passa e of the tube 3' of thepouring device; to t e lower rounded face of the stopper is secured arubber washer 4 which, before the insertion of the tube 3 is solid andcloses hermetically the hole 2, while at the same time it insures anair-tight joint bet-ween the stopper 1 and the neck 5 of the bottle. In

order to avoid the contact of the rubber with the contents of thebottle, the bottom of the washer 4 may be provided with a washer 6 oftin or any other suitable material. 1

The stopper is secured to the bottle, for instance by means of a devicesimilar to those usually employed for the stopping of beer bottles,comprising a yoke 7 which is journaled on the neck and yoke 8 jointed tothesaid yoke 7 and which passes through a hole 9 in the stopper 1 atright angles to its axis. The latter yoke is preferably constituted bytwo wires twisted together and forming in their middle, that is at thecenter of the stopper, a loop 10 which leaves a free passage for thetube 3.

The pouring device shown is so fitted as to, be secured to the stopper 1by a bayonet joint; for that purpose the head of the tube 3 is providedlaterally with two hooks 11 which engage in L shaped grooves provided onthe two opposite sides of the stopper 1, so that all that need be doneis to thrust the tube through the latter and then turn it slightly tobecome fastened to the said stopper. Such fastening could, of course, beobtained in any other suitable way, such as screw threading, springhooks, and the like.

ous beverages. It is obvious that the fitting of the pouring head may bevaried without :irhanging the essential features of this invcntion.Similarly, the length of the tube 3 may be varied, while'it ispreferable that the latter should be as short as possible. The closingwashers fl: and 6 may be loose or secured to the stopper in any suitablemanner.

In the second embodiment of the invention (see Figs. 4 and 5) the lowerface of the porcelain stopper 1-is slightly bulged and has a projection14 which serves forsecuring and centering the obturating rubber washer4. The hole used for passing the tube 3 of the pouring device is locatedat a certain distance from the axis of the stopper for the purpose ofallowing the yoke 8 of the fastening device being passed through thestopper. at the center or nearly so of the said stopper. In thisembodiment, the inner orifice of the hole 2 is obstructed by aflap-valve 15, cut out of the washer 1 itself; Fig. 5 shows the U shapedincision which furnishes the flap-valve, and in dotted lines theposition of the orifice of the hole 2*, to be slightly covered by thesaid flap-valve. The inner end of the pouring tube 3' is preferablyblunt or round so as not to injure the flap valve in pushing the samedownward against the interior pressure.

The pouring tube 3? is assumed to be provided .with a cook 16 and to besecured in the stopper 1 by screwing, but it' must be understoodthat-the pouring device may be of any suitable construction. 'Wheninstead of a rubber washer forming 'ofitselfa flapvalve, there isemployed a washer serving as .a joint between-the stopper and the neckof.

the bottle and a distinct flap-valve to obtu rate the hole2, suchflap-valvewill-be' pref--:

erably" so arranged as not to fall into the bottle when it will bepushed downward by the pouring tube; for thatpurpose it may be attachedto or connected with either the stopper or a washer by any suitablemeans, such as'a hin e, flexible wire or the like,

. The embodiment shown in Fig. 6.* comprises a device for allowing air.to enter for the purpose of cfacilitatingfljthe issue of the liquid upto. the lastdropf ln casesuch liquid 'be'not very gaseous',"ascertainmineral waters, for instance. And, indeed, if the gas is givenofislowly by the'liquid, the pouring is interfered with'and almost stops ifair cannot enter the bottle and establish continuously therein apressure about equal to the pressure of the atmosphere. Such device may,furthermore be fitted in various ways,

according as to whether the entry of the air I provided around the lowerpipe of the cock 16, which is secured on the tube 3 the upper orifice ofthe tube 17, which protrudes a little beyond the bottom of the duct orneck, is closed by a rubber ring 19 placed on the neck. As to the lowerorifice of the tube 17, it opens into the point 20 which terminates thetube 3", a little below the orifice 21, giving issue to the liquid. Whenpourin out the liquid, the fore finger of the rig t hand comes naturallyon to the ring 19, above the orifice of the tube 17, so that if theoutflow begins to slacken, itonly re: quires a slight movement of thefinger to remove the ring from the orifice to let the outer air enterthe bottle in facilitating the outflow. closes of itself onto the end ofthe tube 17 When the ring is released, it'

by reason of its elasticity and obturates the would have perforate orpierce.

Claims.

1. A stopping and pouring device for bottlesof gaseous beverages,comprising a stopper made of hard material and having a longitudinalperforation, means whereby to secure such stopper .on a bott1e-, apouring tube adapted to be passed through the said perforation,andfhaving a pointed end, and

a solid and smooth disk of material easy to perforate and adapted to beplaced under the stopper and to be perforated by the point of thepouring tube.

2. A stopping and pouring device for bottles of gaseous beverages,comprisin a stopper made of hard material and having longitudinalperforation, means whereby to secure such, stopper on a bottle, a rubberdisk under the stopper, adapted to stop up the said perforation, apouring tube adapted to be passed through the said perforation and thesaid disk, a valve on such tube, a narrow tube in the pouring tube toallow of the entry of air, the upper end of such narrow tube openinglaterally out of the pouring tube, closure for the upper end of thenarrow tube, and means for securing the pouring tube on the saidstopper.

3. A stopping and pouring device for bottles of gaseous beverages,comprising a stopper made of hard material and having a longitudinalperforation and a transversal perforation at a certain distance from oneanother, a rubber disk on the under face of the stopper for closing thelongitudinal perforation thereof, a pouring tube passed through thelongitudinal perforation and 10 the rubber disk and means for securingsuch stopper to a bottle, such means comprising a Wire yoke which ispassed through the said transversal perforation.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name 15 in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MARC LANGLOIS. Witnesses:

M. C. CORBEAULT, GREGORY PHELAN.

